I KNOW THAT the flower one day shall blossom crowning my thorns. I know my sorrow shall spread its red rose-leaves opening its heart to the sun. The breeze of the south for which the sky kept watch for weary days and nights shall suddenly make my heart quiver. My love shall bloom in a moment; my shame shall be no more when the flower is ripe for offering. And with the end of the night, at the touch of my friend it will drop at his feet and spend its last petal in joy.
WHEN THE HEART is hard and parched up, come upon me with a shower of mercy. When grace is lost from life, come with a burst of song. When tumultuous work raises its din on all sides shutting me out from beyond, come to me, my lord of silence, with thy peace and rest. When my beggarly heart sits crouched, shut up in a corner, break open the door, my king, and come with the ceremony of a king. When desire blinds the mind with delusion and dust, O thou holy one, thou wakeful, come with thy light and thy thunder.